Fox News Contributor Leslie Marshall pushed back on the narrative surrounding Minnesota Gov. Team Waltz (D-MN) and the alleged billions of dollars taken by fraudsters in the state that many on the right blame on Somali immigrants. Marshall joined her fellow Outnumbered panelists on Tuesday to discuss the topic, but used her time to offer some historical context on the scandal.
“Well, I looked at what he can do. I looked at what he’s doing,” Marshall told her fellow panelists, who were accusing Walz of not doing enough.
“One of the things that ties his hands is this very legislature that is trying to force him to resign. Interestingly, they are not asking for a recall. So when they say that the people of Minnesota do not want him, well, put it for a recall. Let the people in Minnesota decide, “Argued Marshall, adding:
Todd, I love you. Google—if you Google, in fact, local Minnesota news outlets have been reporting on this for years. Speaking of the years, during the Biden administration, so far there have been 59 people convicted. The ringleader is not Somali. Her name is white woman Aimee Bock. She was found guilty of all seven charges brought against her. So there are people who are already in prison. And remember, some of these are not DHS or federal facilities. Some of these facilities were closed for other reasons, not even fraud.
But back to your question about Tim Walz: He asked the legislature in his state to give him more authority so he could do more, and they said no. One, two—he’s also closed a number of these centers already, and not just for fraud. They were investigating them for everything else. One, for example, on that video that came out—not the one from years ago, the last one—they were already closed because they were a bad daycare center. There was no fraud. They just weren’t doing a good daycare job.
He hired outside firms to audit payments to these organizations. He shut down housing stabilization entirely, that department entirely. He hired an overseer for this specifically, and continues to try to get more. And I don’t think, honestly, I don’t think he should resign. I don’t think he will resign. I think it’s political, and the Republicans say it’s not. One, it’s Republicans calling for him to resign, and two, he’s less than a year away from re-election, which will surely put a ding and a chink in his armor while he runs.
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